If Milford was riding high fresh off their 61-40 takedown of Escalante last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Milford Tigers fell just short of the Piute Thunderbirds by a score of 66-63 on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (61), the Tigers still had to take the loss.
Sadler Barnes
| 02/14/25 @ Piute | 35 |
| 02/12/25 vs Escalante | 25 |
| 02/06/25 vs Escalante | 20 |
| 02/04/25 @ El Capitan | 23 |
| 01/29/25 @ Panguitch | 16 |
| + 9 more games |
Despite the loss, Milford still got an impressive performance from Sadler Barnes, who almost dropped a double-double with 35 points and nine assists. The contest was Barnes' 14th in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kason Kesler, who went 6-for-8 en route to 13 points and six boards.
Milford's loss dropped their record down to 19-4. As for Piute, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-9.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Milford and Valley will face off at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. One thing working in Milford's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four games. As for Piute, they and Panguitch will face off at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. Piute is on a three-game streak of home wins, Panguitch a nine-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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